Grand Voyage : Surviving on a Ghost Ship

Yang Yi checked the ship's hold for food and freshwater. The inventory included:

The supply of freshwater was barely sufficient.

With a fire, freshwater could be distilled indefinitely. He only needed to purchase a flintstone to make this possible.

The decision boiled down to whether to buy fish or dry food.

Yang Yi's daily intake had increased drastically — triple the usual amount — due to consuming an appetite-enhancing potion regularly.

Hence, he calculated food preparation based on the needs of four people. (An adult's daily diet is typically one black bread and half a sausage.)

After some thought, he decided to buy 200 black bread and 100 sausages.

Adding it to the existing stockpile, it would be enough for him and Suna to last one or two months at sea.

It was all in preparation for the Extreme Winter Sea.

They could have enough to survive for a long time even without catching fish.

Additionally, he needed to buy some vegetables and fruits to replenish vitamins, especially vitamin C. Fruit, for example, could be unavailable in the Extreme Winter Seas.

He checked the market prices.

Black bread was priced at 5 units of timber, approximately 25 Shell Coins. Its texture was rough and unappealing, but it had the advantage of long-term storage.

Yang Yi strongly suspected that the bread recipe might include wood as an ingredient!

Sausages, on the other hand, were much more expensive. They provided protein and essential salts for the human body, costing 50 Shell Coins each.

Both food items were common and could be produced in the Food Processing Workshop, an extension of ordinary ships.

However, Yang Yi wasn't familiar with the recipe for these items, and the workshop wasn't available in the expansion list for his Nightmare Star.

In his view, buying food was more practical than wasting expansion space on food production, especially when fishing and making dried fish were viable alternatives.

He would rather build a cannon or some other functional structure.

With this decision made, Yang Yi purchased a large quantity of black bread and sausages, spending a total of 10,000 Shell Coins.

Next came the vegetables and fruits, which were monopolised by the Farmer Ship. Only the Farmer Ship could produce large quantities of vegetables and fruits; other ships couldn't manage it.

Although some players tried growing crops onboard, the results were less than satisfactory. Growth was slow, unlike the Farmer Ship, which had skills to accelerate harvests.

Market prices showed that a single apple cost 100 Shell Coins and wasn't suitable for long-term storage.

Yang Yi contacted Shen Guanquan directly — the Farmer Ship was under his management — to see if he could get a discount.

Yang Yi: "Do you have any long-lasting vegetables or fruits?"

Shen Guanquan: "You're in luck! We just made some fruit preserves. They're rich in vitamin C and made from top-quality apples. 800 Shell Coins per pound."

Yang Yi: "That's too expensive!"

Shen Guanquan: "You think it's expensive? Even I think it's expensive! It takes ten apples to make a pound. Take it or leave it — this is the lowest price. The market price is 1,000 Shell Coins per pound."

Yang Yi checked the chat channels and found this to be true.

The Farmer Ship currently held a monopoly, and Shen Guanquan had the final say on pricing.

"Alright, give me five pounds!"

"Got it!"

Yang Yi gritted his teeth and purchased five pounds, costing him 4,000 Shell Coins.

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It was primarily for replenishing vitamins, so consuming it in moderation was enough.

There were also some Eyeball Fruits in the warehouse, which Yang Yi planned to experiment with drying into Eyeball Fruit jerky.

After handling these matters, Yang Yi had only 56,000 Shell Coins left, which he intended to use for upgrading his equipment.

It was a process that couldn’t be rushed; he needed to browse carefully, compare options, and find a powerful weapon suited to him, ideally at the lowest possible price.

While fishing, Yang Yi browsed the chat channels for weapon listings, occasionally leaving a message:

"Looking for melee weapons, long ones preferred — the longer and thicker, the better! Only looking for premium-quality or above, relics preferred. DM me with offers!"

He repeated this message every hour, intending to acquire a large, cold weapon.

After his battles with the Spider Queen and Gluttonous Guest, Yang Yi realised a critical weakness: his weapons were too short, making it difficult to effectively harm large creatures.

Weapons like the Sea Serpent Fang, a short sword, were excellent against small targets but lacked the reach and impact to deal with massive creatures.

Thus, Yang Yi urgently needed a long weapon to compensate for this shortcoming — something capable of inflicting serious damage on large opponents.

He browsed for hours, receiving private messages, but none of the offers caught his eye.

Good items were rare, as most players preferred to keep them unless they had superior replacements.

After several hours, Yang Yi shortlisted three suitable long weapons, each of premium quality and reasonably priced. He planned to choose one:

【Name: Great Horse-Cleaving Blade】

【Type: Relic】

【Quality: Premium】

【Description: A long, sharp blade capable of easily cutting through cattle bones. With mastery, it can decapitate a bull in one stroke.】

【Price: 15,000 Shell Coins】

【Details: The blade has a slight curve, measures nearly 1.5 meters in length (including the handle), and is visually striking.】

【Name: Two-Handed Greatsword】

【Type: Relic】

【Quality: Premium】

【Description: A heavy greatsword that is not particularly sharp but incredibly durable. Requires Strength 7 to wield and Strength 8 to fully master. While it may not slice through foes, it can crush bones effectively.】

【Seller: A female player with Strength 5, unable to wield the sword, decided to sell it. However, due to the scarcity of players with Strength 7, it had been listed for a long time without any buyers.】

【Price: 20,000 Shell Coins (non-negotiable).】

【Name: Steel-Tipped Spear】

【Type: Relic】

【Quality: Premium】

【Description: Crafted with bull tendon wood soaked in tung oil and tipped with steel, this spear has excellent penetration and flexibility. With proper technique, it can deliver devastating piercing damage.】

【Price: 12,000 Shell Coins.】

Each weapon had its advantages and disadvantages:

After some thought, Yang Yi leaned towards the Two-Handed Greatsword. Its high Strength requirement matched his +2 Strength boost during frenzy, making it an ideal weapon.

If he had possessed this sword during his fight with the Spider Queen, combined with his Three Eyes, Yang Yi was confident he could have smashed the Spider Queen’s head!

Even if not fatal, it would have given her a severe concussion.

He tried negotiating the price, but the seller wouldn’t budge, firmly demanding 20,000 Shell Coins.

Reluctantly, Yang Yi decided to browse a bit longer. If nothing better came along, he would settle for the greatsword.

Just then, a private message popped up:

"Hey, bro, interested in a giant sword? Big and impressive, just what you're looking for — and it's a relic!"

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